Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Belial's Backyard - We finally chose a tree. 21Apr 08, 2011 11:03 pm Our Build - Places Fairhaven 23+ - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=28045 Our Landscaping - Belial's Backyard - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=45375 Re: Belial's Backyard - We finally chose a tree. 22Apr 11, 2011 10:09 am Our Build - Places Fairhaven 23+ - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=28045 Our Landscaping - Belial's Backyard - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=45375 Re: Belial's Backyard - Update and Pruning Advice Needed. 25Apr 12, 2011 8:07 am Our Build - Places Fairhaven 23+ - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=28045 Our Landscaping - Belial's Backyard - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=45375 Re: Belial's Backyard - Update and Pruning Advice Needed. 27Apr 12, 2011 12:50 pm Our Build - Places Fairhaven 23+ - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=28045 Our Landscaping - Belial's Backyard - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=45375 Re: Belial's Backyard - Update and Pruning Advice Needed. 29Apr 19, 2011 10:53 am Our Build - Places Fairhaven 23+ - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=28045 Our Landscaping - Belial's Backyard - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=45375 Re: Belial's Backyard - Espalier Progress 30Apr 19, 2011 11:23 am For info on our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43093 Built the McLaren by Dechellis - slab down 22 Feb - handover 30 Aug 2011 - and gardens finished 9 Dec 2012!! Re: Belial's Backyard - Espalier Progress 32Nov 12, 2011 1:30 pm Our Build - Places Fairhaven 23+ - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=28045 Our Landscaping - Belial's Backyard - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=45375 Re: Belial's Backyard - Gated and Retained 33Nov 12, 2011 9:50 pm With the gate you could use a regular gate latch halfway down. Then install two saddle clamps, one just short of the top, the other some way down. Straighten out some fencing wire. Drop it down the saddle clamps. attach the bottom to the latch by twisting it on. Then on the top bend a small loop over that is about the size of your finger width. Loop it and twist it going back down the wire. Nice and neat. Now you have a little loop that just sticks up from the top but isn't noticeable. Lift it up and it pulls the latch up. Very cheap and easy to do. Will work for tens of thousands of years to come. Re: Belial's Backyard - Gated and Retained 34Nov 12, 2011 10:22 pm Oh with the tree, it will pay to cap each end of the pipe. As much as it serves a good means to wet the soil deeper down, it also will help dry the soil faster than it might otherwise. That ag drain can be fitted with pvc fittings and a screw on cap each end will help reduce air flow and increase the chances of the moisture hanging around. Re: Belial's Backyard - Gated and Retained 35Nov 12, 2011 10:45 pm Fu Manchu Oh with the tree, it will pay to cap each end of the pipe. As much as it serves a good means to wet the soil deeper down, it also will help dry the soil faster than it might otherwise. That ag drain can be fitted with pvc fittings and a screw on cap each end will help reduce air flow and increase the chances of the moisture hanging around. Cheers fu, i'll grab a couple of caps the next time i'm visiting the big green shed (shouldn't be too long a wait ) With respect to the gate, the issue with the current system is only that my other half, well she's vertically challenged in that i can reach over the gate, but she can't so the current methods aren't working. So currently looking at something like a deadlock or preferably an exterior rated version that i can mount lower down and have it key lock from both sides. We also need it to be secure, so it needs a locking mechanism. But thanks for the suggestion Our Build - Places Fairhaven 23+ - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=28045 Our Landscaping - Belial's Backyard - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=45375 Re: Belial's Backyard - Gated and Retained 36Nov 12, 2011 10:50 pm Well that's a whole other story then Re: Belial's Backyard - Gated and Retained 38Jun 11, 2012 7:29 pm wow... you wall looks. great,but gezz u did it the hard way. Re: Belial's Backyard - Gated and Retained 39Jun 15, 2012 9:16 pm mike_brick wow... you wall looks. great,but gezz u did it the hard way. If there is one thing I've learnt about DIY landscaping its this. "There ain't no way but the hard way. So get used to it." End of the day, I got exactly what I wanted and I know I won't have to do it again. Our Build - Places Fairhaven 23+ - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=28045 Our Landscaping - Belial's Backyard - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=45375 thanks chippy! here is the back of the wall which has not been backfilled yet. Here is the same back of the wall taken from the other end, behind the steps. As you… 5 1852 It's possible but a soak well is usually much larger. Your 'soak well' only holds 424 litres when full. What is your soil type? Soak wells need sandy soils. 10 9625 Need advice on the backyard plan above. 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